Product Manager Interview Questions

Pramod V. - "I would like to ask questions to the interviewer as to if the company or I as TPM have any success history handling this magnitude. Also, I will talk on my behalf to justify my experience and caliber to drive this magnitude of project to success. But, I always follow a flow-chart approach when meeting exec management where I do my home work studying the current state of the project/ pain points/ issues/ blockers and steps we have taken or planning to take next to mitigate it. Now w.r.t the flow"See full answer

Rajeev K. - "Here's how I'd approach investing that $10 million over the next year and a half. The biggest chunk about $4 million would go straight into our core infrastructure because that's what everything else depends on. We're seeing massive demand for real-time payments, so I'd put $2.5 million into building instant settlement capabilities and integrating with FedNow and RTP rails. The remaining $1.5 million would beef up our platform scalability because we're hitting capacity limits during peak times,"See full answer

Aidynn E. - "Let's start with clarifying question -> What do we want to achieve with increased engagement? Let's say Spotify has personalization that prefers more engaged songs/podcast to be available to new users (who have not heard that song). Along the same lines as Facebook/Linkedin/Instagram prefers posts. The more the song/podcast is engaged among users, for more people it will be visible to listen. What users we are targeting? There are 2 broad categories of users such as creators and listen"See full answer

Namrata L. - "NPS is the Net Promoter Score. It basically measures if the users will promote or recommend our product or not. Do we have any timelines for this? Also Amazon as in the Amazon MarketPlace right? So to improve NPS, we need to improve the customer experience and keep them more engaged. So lets focus on improving engagement. Mission of Amazon - Help users get any and everything by just clicking some buttons at their doorstep. Users Demographics - Teenagers, Young Adults, Adults, Oldies Pro"See full answer

Kiran R. - "Automated Reimbursement System 1. Clarifying Questions Scope: Will the system be applicable to all employees or only specific grades/levels? Ownership: Are we building this product internally for our own use, or is it intended for external/outsourced usage? MVP Requirements: Besides automation, what additional features or problem statements should the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) address? 2. User Segmentation Commute Expenses: e.g., m"See full answer

Vihari K. - "Clarify Questions • Target Audience: Are we focusing on existing TikTok users, new users, or both? • Scope of Search Features: Are we looking at in-app search, search engine optimization (SEO), or both? • Geographical Focus: Are there specific regions we are targeting for user acquisition? Goal Our primary goal is to increase user adoption and market share by making it easier for users to discover and engage with TikTok Shop through optimized search features. User Segments Current TikTo"See full answer

Exponent - "This is an interesting Favorite Product question. Normally when we're asked this question we pick technology products, but this time the interviewer wanted to throw us a curveball by asking about a non-technical product. Don't worry - it still follows the same approach: Choose a product and briefly explain what it is Who are the users? What are their pain points? How did competitors solve it in the past? **How does this product address these pain points differe"See full answer

Anonymous Hummingbird - "Assumptions: This is an entirely new app and not part of FB Clarification questions: Q: What type of doctors are they looking for? It seems like an app would be for a more generalist doctor to establish relationship and not some type of emergency situation A: Yes Q: When we say looking for doctors whats the scope of this? Should we include making the actual appointment, does this happen on platform? A: Yes, initial appointment Ok thanks based on that I think we have enough to get started. "See full answer

Mudit B. - "Clarifying question Why? Does booking.com have data on demand for this new feature? Let's say no Does booking.com have any specific goal with this new feature? Improve revenue or Improve user experience ( provide flexibility in payments or expand user base dealing with crypto, etc.) Let's say targetting new users who want to deal with crypto (I don't know if this is to be approached as a product design question) I would approach the introduction of cryptocurrency as a new payment method i"See full answer

Anamitra - "Question: Design a CookBook app A few questions I’d ask the interviewer are: what’s the purpose/goal of the app, who are the user segments, and any primary geography we’re targeting as the first launch of the product. Answers/assumptions to the questions: let’s say below are the answers the interviewer provides: what’s the purpose/goal of the app: to help people to follow a recipe, follow it while cooking, and also request a recipe who are the user segments: considering people who’r"See full answer

Ash I. - "Follow STAR Example: In my most recent role at x, we've been working every quarter to set our quarterly goals or even decide for the year but given in 2022 we've been through a great resignation phase there was a high attrition because of which we have overloaded engineering teams. During last quarterly planning, I started to question with my manager about giving a focus to our engineering, so we complete one thing absolutely fine which is more impactful for our customers and add immediate val"See full answer

Lokesh K. - "Clarification: What are we trying to improve on Facebook Marketplace? I would like you to ponder on this. I'll take on how to monetize the Marketplace. Thus, improving it from the company's perspective Do we have any particular Demography in Mind Take India, as it is one of the biggest market available. What do I understand by Facebook Marketplace? It is a place where both buyers and sellers get a chance to connect within Facebook. The Sellers have the option of postin"See full answer

Cameron P. - "Estimate the market size for Google Fi Market size -> total revenue/sales in a market = market share Google Fi -> telecommunication services by google. Only for US market Market size = (1)google fi customers / (2)total customers in the market (2)total customers in the market 300m ppl in the US 0-90 life expectancy Factor out 0-12,80-90 240m ~250m ppl in the US who are using phones and need a telecommunication service (1)google fi customers Version 40% - 110m AT&T 30% - 70m T-Mobil"See full answer

Anonymous Caribou - "Sales and Delivery app: Ask Clarifying questions: What all parts of the user journey does this app play a role in? All delivery notifications go through this app. Tesla while completing sales does ask its customer to download this app. Sales can be completely done through the app. Sales person at Tesla could be reached through app. App can be used to buy other peripherals for Tesla. Success Metrics: Revenue: \# of car sales completed through the delivery app. \# of peripheral"See full answer

Mrinalini A. - "Clarifying question - Who are we? Any constraints - time/money? What region are we going to focus on? Do we have a goal in mind? I'm assuming a product like this does not exist in today's world. How do you define kids - any specific age range? User Segments - 1) Beginner - don't know what an ATM is/don't understand money that well 2) Intermediate - have a basic understanding of ATMs 3) Advanced - have a really good understanding - maybe are on the older side Segment chosen is the Intermediate"See full answer

Calyan - "Hangouts 100k feedback gave 3* rating, in 2013. What to do next Clarify: Solving for 2013, should disregard changes made (Allo, Gchat, Gmeet) since then? [yes] Is this on any specific platform - App Store or Play store? [both] Consumer or Enterprise [consumer] Problem framing - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mission: org world info., be helpful. Hangouts role in this mission to help users stay connected, exchange info and content (via messages and calls) Biz/ Prod goals Growth/ acq Install ba"See full answer